Each week we find the most interesting and informative articles we can and along the way we uncover amazing and cool images. Here you'll discover 10 incredible photos and the stories behind them.
Feathery friend:
Around 65 million Earth was smacked by an asteroid that killed most of the dinosaurs. The survivors were of the feathery species and have survived until today as seen in a new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
[Full Story: Roaring & Soaring: New Exhibit Explores the Dinosaur-Bird Connection]
Fishy alien:
Many strange creatures exist, many of them fish, but a peculiar fish with green eyes caught off the coast of Nova Scotia is almost alienlike.
[Full Story: Alien of the Deep: 'Winged' Green-Eyed Creature Stuns Fishermen]
And a sea monster:
A 1958 excavation of some very bizarre fossils in the coalfields of Illinois have left scientists debating. A recent study answers a few more questions about the creature but there is still much to learn about the odd animal.
[Full Story: Monster Mystery: Scientists Solve Decades-Long Puzzle of Alienlike Creature]
L'il frog:
In Southwest India, a recent study uncovered a tiny frog that fits on your thumbnail. Another unique trait about the undersized amphibian is its call — it chirps like a cricket.
[Full Story: 'Wasteland' Frog Fits on a Thumbnail, Chirps Like a Cricket]
Awww, Teddy:
The animal that inspired the teddy bear stuffed toy was once on the Endangered Species List. Recently, though, due to improving habitats, the species has been removed, in an inspiring tale of recovery.
[Full Story: Real-Life 'Teddy Bear' Is No Longer Endangered]
Vegetarian spider:
Arachnids, known as crafty hunters who trap and stalk prey, have some surprising traits in many species. Many spiders include greens in their diet.
[Full Story: These Spiders Like Some Greens with Their Insects]
More veggie arachnids:
In the odd world of vegetarian spiders, jumping arachnids chomp on tiny protein-rich leaflets from acacias and small creepy-crawlies snack on sweet nectar for sustenance.
[Full Story: Spider Snacks: Photos of Plant-Eating Arachnids]
Fairy circles:
The unusual grass patterns known as fairy circles have been discovered in Australia. This is the first sighting of them outside of Namibia.
[Full Story: Can Australia's Fairy Circles Settle an Ecological Mystery?]
Snakeskin on Pluto:
Scientists with NASA's New Horizons mission surmise that the anomalous terrain on Pluto could be composed of materials that predate the Milky Way's birth.
[Full Story: Are Pluto's Pebbled 'Snakeskin' Slopes Made of Ancient Stuff?]
Is Nefertiti buried with King Tut?:
Some researchers believe recent radar scans of King Tut's tomb reveal secret rooms behind two walls. Others call for caution as these anomalies could be "false positives."
[Full Story: Have 2 Chambers Been Discovered in King Tut's Tomb?]
